Rail-brace



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P.F.BARR.

RAIL BRAGE. v No. 346,979. Patented Aug. 10, 1886.

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NITED TATES PINCKNEY F. BARR, OF SAN MARCIAL, TERRITORY OF NE WV MEXICO.

RAlL-BRACE.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 3%,979, dated August10, 1886.

Application filed April 24, 11586.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PINOKNEY F. BARR, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Mareial, in the county of Socorro and Territory of NewMexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRail-Braces, of which the following is'a specification, relerence beingbad therein tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aperspective view of my brace, and Fig. 2 a similar view of a modifiedform of the same.

This improvement relates to that style of brace shown in my Patent No.297,661; and the invention consists in the peculiar construct-ion ot'the same, as hereinafter more particularlydescribed, and then pointedout in the claims.

In my Patent No. 297,661 I describe several different styles of braces,but all of them show a perpendicular side which adds very much to theexpense ofmaking without adding materially to the utility of the brace.In my present invention l dispense with this side piece and yet make abrace that is almost, it not quite, as useful as those braces shown inmy aforesaid patent.

Referring now to thedrawings, A represents the brace provided with afoot, a, a heel, I), and an upwardly-inclined stay, a, the extreme upperpart of which rests under the top of the rail while the heel presses onthe top of the foot ofthe same. Each brace is provided with twospike-holes, as shown in Fig. l, or with ahole and two notches, as shownin Fig. 2,which last construction will be found very useful Serial No.200,045.

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where the ties are ofsoft wood, as threespikes can then be used to holdit.

The stay 0 may either be made with astraight inclined under side, asshown in Fig. l, or it maybe provided with a. notch at the heel, asshown in Fig. 2. be seen that the manufacture of the braces is very muchsimplified and the cost of the same materially reduced, inasmuch asthere is not only less workmanship, but less metal is required in eachbrace.

What I claim as new is- 1. A rail-brace comprising in a single elementafoot, a, and an inclined stay, 0, bearing against the under side of thehead of the rail By this construction it will at its upper end, saidstay being bent transversely and diagonally to said foot and extendingin the samelongitudinal direction assaid foot, forming at the bend aheel, I), to bear against the foot of the rail, and the feet a havingtwo or more places to receive spikes at difi'erent distances from saidstay, substantially as described.

2. The rail-brace herein described, provided with afoot, a, a heel, b,an inclined stay, 0, a spike-hole near the stay, and notches on oppositeside of the foot, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof [affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 14th day of April, 1886.

PINCKNEY F. BARR.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN D. HOLT, J. W. ROBINS.

